OBJECTIVE:

To determine sociodemographic, clinical and paraclinical factors that could predict maternal complications in pregnant women with hypertensive disorders.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Prospective, descriptive and comparative case series study carried out in patients attended for termination of pregnancy between June 15, 2019 and June 15, 2020 in the Gynecobstetrics service of the Hospital San José de Popayán. Inclusion criteria: having 20 or more weeks of pregnancy and diagnosis of hypertensive disorder. Sociodemographic, clinical and paraclinical variables were analyzed.

RESULTS:

198 Patients were admitted to the study, 196 were included and 2 patients were excluded for not fulfill inclusion criteria. The average age was 26.7 (from ±7.9) years. Blood pressure were significantly higher in the group with complications. The area under the curve for aspartate aminotransferase was 0.78 (EE = 0.036; IC95%: 0.71-0.86), for lactate dehydrogenase was 0.73 (EE = 0.040; IC95%: 0.65-0.80), and for proteins in spontaneous urine was 0.60 (EE = 0.043; IC95%: 0.52-0.69), these paraclinics had statistical significance for the group that had complications (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION:

Liver function tests, followed by the presence of proteins in spontaneous urine are the variables that were best associated with complications in patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, his identification would allow interventions and follow-up to reduce maternal adverse events.